Guide to geography challenge 3 page 76
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To complete each Geography Challenge card, answer the questions in complete sentences. Label the map on the opposite page as directed. Question 1 Which ocean borders Africa on the west? Which ocean borders Africa on the east? Which sea borders Africa on the north? Label these bodies of water. The Atlantic Ocean borders Africa on the west, the Indian Ocean borders Africa on the east, and the Mediterranean Sea borders Africa on the north. Question 2 Into what four regions is Africa divided? Draw in the boundaries of these regions, and label each region. Africa is divided into West Africa, North Africa, Central and South Africa, and East Africa. Question 3 Lightly shade each of Africa’s vegetation zones in a different color. Then fill in the key to show the meaning of each color. In which of these zones do you think people were least likely to settle? Why? People were least likely to settle in desert zones because it would be hard to grow food and to find water there.
In what region of Africa were these kingdoms located? What vegetation zones are in this part of Africa? These kingdoms were located in West Africa. The vegetation zones in this region include desert, semi desert (Sahel), savanna, and forest. Question 5 Label the Niger and Senegal Rivers. Why do you think these rivers were important to the societies that developed in West Africa? The rivers helped make the land fertile and provided fish. Also, traders traveled along the rivers. Question 6 Label the Sahara Desert. Why do you think the territory below the Sahara Desert might have had limited contact with lands to the north of the desert before the late 700s C.E.? Travel across the Sahara Desert was very difficult. (Note: Travel across the Sahara was made easier after this time because of the introduction of the camel.) Question 7 What religion spread from North Africa to West Africa? Draw and label an arrow to show the spread of this religion. Islam spread from North Africa to West Africa. Question 8 What city was an important center of trade and learning for the kingdoms of Mali and Songhai? Label that city. Timbuktu was an important center of trade and learning for the kingdoms of Mali and Songhai. Geography Challenge Unit 3 Page Directory: cms -> lib03 lib03 -> End of Course us history Vocabulary lib03 -> Hurricane Research Project Name: Hurricane: Dates of your storm: Part I lib03 -> Twenty rules for writing detective stories lib03 -> Packet Tracer Configure Initial Router Settings Topology Objectives Part 1: Verify the Default Router Configuration Part 2: Configure and Verify the Initial Router Configuration Part 3: Save the Running Configuration File Background lib03 -> Petal High School Handbook Table of Contents Foreword lib03 -> Phonetic Alphabet lib03 -> Philosophy Basics lib03 -> Turning Point #5: Slavery and the Triangular Trade lib03 -> Industrial Revolution a changing System lib03 -> Unit 3: Population and Migration Quiz Download 10.85 Kb. Share with your friends:
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